Chapter 545: Better to Get Out First
Clop-clop, clop-clop-clop...
"An urgent order from the City Lord!!!!"
"Everyone in the city, nobles and commoners alike, must evacuate Asiya Ze City as soon as possible!!! The monsters that threatened us before could return at any moment!!!"
"An urgent order from the City Lord..."
Several cavalrymen rode packhorses swiftly through the city, following its streets and alleys through wealthy districts and slums alike. Groups of at least three such riders could be seen everywhere in Asiya Ze City.
On one crowded street, their voices still drifted back even after the cavalrymen had ridden into the distance.
People poured out of their homes and shops, while pedestrians stopped in their tracks.
"What happened?"
"There are more of those monsters from before? No way! Didn't they say the city guards killed it?"
"What monster? How come I haven't heard about it?"
"Seriously? Were you drunk back then? Lots of people died! Plenty of people fled the city..."
Wherever the cavalrymen passed, people gathered together, and discussions like these went on without end.
Most were deeply worried, while some had no idea what was going on. In truth, though, few decided to evacuate the city right then.
"I'm not leaving! We're not going anywhere!!"
On a bustling commercial street, a wealthy merchant in lavish clothes scowled at the soldier who had come specifically to deliver the message.
"Don't you know how valuable this area is now? Don't think you can trick me into leaving like this!! I'm staying!!"
"Then stay here with your fortune! Let's go!"
The messenger had lost his patience too. Aside from a few important individuals, ordinary commoners generally only heard the announcements as the cavalrymen rode past, then spread the news by word of mouth.
Despite being an evacuation order, it